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TODAY IN U.S. SUBMARINE HISTORY HOME |
1917 - PCU O-9 (SS-70) keel laid as O-9 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA.
1919 - PCU S-2 (SS-106) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Philip B. Brill.
1943 - PCU TULLIBEE (SS-284) commissioned USS TULLIBEE (SS-284) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Comdr. Charles F. Brindupke commanding.
1955 - PCU GROWLER (SSG-577) keel laid as GROWLER at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
2005 - the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, VA. NEWPORT NEWS recently returned following a six-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Central Command Theater of Operations where she conducted joint operations with Allies and provided direct support to the Global War on Terrorism.
2006 - the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS ASHEVILLE (SSN-758) got underway in preparation for conducting high-speed surface drills off the coast of Southern California. ASHEVILLE, assigned to Submarine Squadron Eleven, is home ported in Naval Base Point Loma, CA.
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These are events for all United States Navy commissioned and some noncommissioned submarines and submersibles.
Sources of major events are at least double verified or the entry doesn't make the cut.
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